art song

noun

Synonyms of art songnext
: a usually through-composed song for solo voice and accompaniment compare folk song

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The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2026 The performance highlights a blend of musical theater, art song and opera, bringing together four opera singers for a program that celebrates motherhood, family, love and all that life offers. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025 As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera. — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for art song

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of art song was in 1868

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